Dear Sars,
I recently moved into an apartment at school with three good friends from the
past couple of years.We have all gotten along well in the past, but yet are
very different.
One big difference between me and …

Dear Sarah,
I was reading some of the archives today and came across the entry about the difference between “flammable” and “inflammable.”
Before some time in the 1950s, lighter fluid, gasoline trucks, cleaning fluid, and the like …

Hi Sars —
I have an issue that’s cropped up recently, related to Teetotaler’s concerns
(5/19). I’m a 24-year-old woman who’s generally healthy, exercises
regularly, etc. I am a social drinker — generally a couple drinks, a couple
nights …

Dear Sars,
I was wondering if you have any advice for me on a tough situation.
I have two best friends, C (a girl) and J (a guy). Both of them are awesome and the three …

Hi Sars,
I’m not quite sure what to do with myself at the moment
and writing to you seemed like a better idea than staying in bed and
crying all day. Though I may still do that.
Do you …

Dear Sars,
Hoping you can help, here goes.
I have been with my girlfriend for about 11 months now, she is 30 and myself 32. The relationship never really got off to a good start as she …

Dear Sars:
I love reading The Vine, and I’m hoping you might be able to offer some of your characteristically clever and blunt advice.
A little background: I feel that my friendship with T has reached its …

Hi Sars.
Loved your “25 and Over” essay, couldn’t agree more although while reading it I felt a guilty twinge once or twice.
Here’s a question. What do you do when the party in question doesn’t want …

Dear Sars,
This is a long story that I’ll sincerely do my best to keep short but well, we’ll see how it goes.
So it’s a boy problem, natch. Nutshell: I loved him, he liked me. Friendship …

Hey, Sars. Love the site.
I read yesterday’s Vine about drinking problems, and it got me to thinking about my husband. We’ve been married for about two months, and I still think he has a drinking …